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Title
Interview with Chita Rivera
Additional title: Chita Rivera in conversation with Richard Ridge
Names
League of Professional Theatre Women (Contributor)
Character Generators/Video (Contributor)
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division., Theatre on Film and Tape Archive. (Producer)
Rivera, Chita (Interviewee)
Ridge, Richie (Interviewer)
Rothe, Lisa (Speaker)
Davis, Jacqueline Z.(Jacqueline Zurat), 1946- (Speaker)
Villar-Hauser, Ludovica (Speaker)
Collection

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Public Program Videos

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 2018
Place: New York
Library locations
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Shelf locator: NCOW 422
Topics
Rivera, Chita
Rivera, Chita -- Friends and associates
Verdon, Gwen -- Friends and associates
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 -- Friends and associates
Robbins, Jerome -- Friends and associates
Strouse, Charles. Bye bye Birdie
Kander, John. Chicago
Kander, John. Kiss of the spider woman
Kander, John. Visit
Sweet Charity (Motion picture)
Chita Rivera: the dancer's life
Musical theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Statement of responsibility: [Presented by] The League of Professional Theatre Women ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
Performers: Introductory remarks: Lisa Rothe, Jacqueline Davis, and Ludovica Villar-Hauser.
Performers: Interviewed by Richie Ridge.
Venue: Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York, N.Y., May 7, 2018.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videodisc (DVD) (60 min.) :sound, color ;4 3/4 in.
Description
Performer Chita Rivera discusses her life and career with theater journalist Richard Ridge. She begins with her childhood introduction to dance, her training, and her early experiences touring in various musical shows. She also speaks of a number of colleagues such as Gwen Verdon, Leonard Bernstein, and Jerome Robbins, and reminisces about some of the many shows in which she has performed.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1079065565
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21710030
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22760752
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8eeb26a0-eca7-0139-5b77-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 2018: Issued
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Chita Rivera" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2018. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e1ec7ed-l0ad-edde-c0de-d9b1e55ed000

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Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Chita Rivera" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e1ec7ed-l0ad-edde-c0de-d9b1e55ed000

APA Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. (2018). Interview with Chita Rivera Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e1ec7ed-l0ad-edde-c0de-d9b1e55ed000

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Interview with Chita Rivera